My poetry has received many comments, and I wish to thank
everyone for the kind words they have written. Since I have covered
the Senshi in depth, I decided this time to turn the spotlight on
those who are rarely, if ever, fully appreciated. Since they have a
tendency to fade into the background, I have titled this series
“Background Voices”. I sincerely hope that these poems will make you
think about a group of characters who make up the “other” part of
Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon. Oh, by the way, the last poem rhymes
because I felt like making it rhyme. Enough said.
Feel free to write to me at gramarye@rochester.rr.com. It makes my day
to find a message from someone who simply says, “Good job, and keep
writing.” I’m sure many of you can agree.
Disclaimer: Enjoy what I write, because it is the only thing
that I can call my own. Sailormoon, the Sailorsenshi, all related
characters and products, and anything else I did not mention is not.
The characters I am dealing with are as follows (DiC dub names
in parentheses):
Osaka Naru (“Molly”)
Umino Gurio (“Melvin”)
Tsukino Kenji (Serena’s father)
Tsukino Ikuko (Serena’s mother)
Tsukino Shingo (“Sammy”)
Furuhata Motoki (“Andrew”)
Kumada Yuuichirou (“Chad”)
Urawa Ryo (“Greg”)
Shinozaki (“Ken”)
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Background Voices
By: Gramarye
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Naru – To Become
I’m beginning to think
That things are too bizarre
To be coincidental
I see demons in my dreams
Defeated by saviors with familiar faces
A love that couldn’t last
For reasons I never understood
Friendships that mean much more
And yet oddly, mean much less
So I just smile at the curious occurrences
Take them as they come
It will all be explained one of these days
And when it is
I’m sure I will be content.
Gururi To – Turning Around
I try very hard at everything I do
That’s why I was so glad
When I found someone to love
I did what I thought would please her
And why, may you ask?
That’s an easy question
I’d give her my most treasured possession
If it would make her happy
I’d trip and fall on my face
Just to see her smile
I couldn’t say such things to her
But I think she knows me well enough
To see the wordless music my heart sings.
Keni – Authority
I’m not the stereotypical
Overprotective tyrant of a father
Forbidding his daughter to date
Until he overcomes his jealous attachment
If she has a boyfriend
I would like to meet him
Talk to him, listen to him
Hear what he has to say
Then, even so gently, I’d tell him
That if he ever breaks her innocent heart
Or hurts her delicate feelings
I will not rest
Until he pays for it
And pays for it dearly
He would nod
And the fear in his eyes
Would I like it?
Perhaps, but my daughter comes first
And always shall.
Ikubun Ka – To Some Extent
Things are simply not the same
Before, I felt like I knew my daughter
Sweet and silly
Lazy but enthusiastic
A little uncoordinated, only at times
But such a pretty child
Recently, I can’t seem to fathom her
Crying one moment yet happy the next
Always out with her friends
Crazy over boys
I suppose this happens to all young women
Yet why, from her room at night
Can I hear the sounds of sobbing?
I used to know my daughter
Now, I see what she wants me to see
I was a young girl once myself
So why can’t I understand?
Shinbou – Patience
My sister, my sister
We tease each other
I’ve played a few tricks on her
That’s just my style
But I do care for her
I really do
And now, if you’ll pardon me,
I have to put a spider in her bed,
Turn off her alarm clock so she’ll oversleep,
And cover her hairbrush with honey——
A younger brother’s work is never done.
Moteru – Popular
I must admit, I have a great job
Everyone seems to pass by at one time or another
Sometimes they stop in,
Maybe to play a game or meet a friend
Sometimes they keep walking,
Having other things to do and see
I watch them all
And a dark little voice says deep inside,
“If you were not here,
They would still exist.
If you had never been here,
They would still exist.”
I try to ignore the words
Try to push them aside
But they seem to strike just the right note
To shatter me into a thousand pieces.
Yuurei – Ghost
I wonder if she knows
I doubt if I’ll ever be sure
She might and not show it
She might and not care
She might and not believe it
She might, yet love another
She might not have the slightest hint
I don’t know which hell I prefer.
Ryoushin – Conscience
There are times when I wonder
Why I even bother
Premonition is a hell of a gift
I want to be random
And burst out laughing at a funeral
I want to be sporadic
And start singing for no reason
I want spontaneity
Just to alter
What I hope
Isn’t set in stone.
Shinobu – To Endure
Everywhere...
You may not always notice
But I will be there
Should the rain
Release your pent-up feelings
In the heat of pain
I’ll always see your gentleness
It was how I got to know you well
Can’t you tell?
Nothing you do is ever in vain
I know so much more about you
Than you could ever guess
Like a rainbow ‘cross the sky
I’ll heal your sorrow
There may be a brighter color tomorrow
With love....